Total Crime Rate

85.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 49.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.4 8/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Laurel Grove area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Lowes Hill , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 303 local areas in Bromsgrove .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Laurel Grove (B61 8LU) in the last 12 months was 85.2 per 1,000 residents and was 68.8% higher than the Lowes Hill average (50.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laurel Grove (B61 8LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orchard Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Conifer Grove (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Laurel Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perryfields Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Flats Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bewell Head Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Edward Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Conifer Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Conifer Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orchard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perryfields Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchfields Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Edward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchfields Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchfields Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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